Chapter 835

Zhu Xieyuan's army is at a very delicate moment. It can be said to be subtle. In fact, it can be a disastrous moment after the defeat. They have already lost the war and are in deep trouble. At this time, their cavalry general, Ma Xianglin, fled again, which makes them worse.

At this time, the emperor sent an envoy to announce the decree, but the whole camp was shocked and panicked. Lu Baqun felt very wrong.

Everyone knows that the emperor can't come to reward them. Even if they are rewarded at this time, they don't dare to accept it.

It is estimated that the news of their defeat at the foot of Yiling city should be spread, and the emperor should be very angry.

This matter seems a little dramatic. This is that Zhu Xieyuan won the war and lost again soon. Although Zhang Youwei was the one who lost the war, Zhu Xieyuan, as the commander-in-chief, is to blame. Now, after Zhang Youwei died for his country, with the consistent style of the imperial court, it is impossible to investigate a scholar official who died for his country.

Moreover, Zhang Youwei's death was extremely tragic. Although he was more cruel and captured by the enemy, he was not recruited by the enemy, but was executed by the enemy by torture.

Although Zhang Youwei ordered his execution directly after he was captured by the Chinese army, he did not surrender him at all.

However, the officials of the imperial court believed that the Chinese Army recruited and surrendered him, threatened and lured him, and tortured him. After he remained unmoved, he resolutely divided him into five parts. Such a person, anyway, is a loyal minister and must be publicized as a model. There is only one person who carries the black pot. This is Zhu Xieyuan.

However, in today's Daming situation, who dares to let Zhu Xieyuan, who is famous all over the world, rebel.

In particular, the soldiers saw that Xu Jianqiang put on a great airs. The guards around him were all royal guards dressed in flying fish clothes and embroidered spring knives. This style was very tall, and according to their aggressive appearance, the so-called comers were not good, and the good ones did not come.

Xu Jianqiang sent someone to inform Zhu Xieyuan and went to pick up the order immediately.

Zhu Xieyuan didn't expect that a decree came at this time. After he was stunned, he decided to go to pick up the decree.

Zhu Xieyuan laid down a incense table in front of the big account of the Chinese army and led all his generals to kneel respectfully on the ground to meet the imperial edict.

Xu Jianqiang is responsible for reading the edict.

Almost all people believe that this decree must punish Zhu Xieyuan and blame him.

As a result, they did not guess wrong. The emperor did criticize Zhu Xieyuan in the imperial edict, and cut off all his official positions and titles, but let him concurrently hold and control the army for a while. In short, he held it high and put it down gently.

In the face of the emperor's means, Zhu Xieyuan could not help but sigh: "the emperor's grace is vast, and the minister can only repay it."

Zhu Xieyuan knew that what he had done completely crossed the bottom line of the imperial court. It was reasonable for the emperor to punish him severely if he was unhappy, but the emperor continued to guarantee trust without punishment.

After Zhu Xieyuan took over the edict, Xu Jianqiang said, "the emperor's trust in Duke Zhu is beyond reproach."

Zhu Xieyuan didn't talk nonsense either. He said, "the emperor's grace is vast, and his ministers devote themselves to it. They will die after death. But the defeated general doesn't speak brave and can't repay the emperor's grace in case. It's really a shame."

Xu Jianqiang said, "as your majesty said, victory or defeat is a common thing for soldiers. The loyalty of Duke Zhu to the imperial court is the most noble quality."

Hearing this, Zhu Xieyuan was ashamed and grateful. He arched his hands in the direction of Beijing and stopped talking. Zhu Xieyuan was a direct minister and had no good feelings for these eunuchs. Both sides could have nothing to say. His attitude was also very obvious. You came to announce the decree. Go away after the decree is announced? Do you still want to play the autumn wind to the beggar here?

Who knows that Xu Jianqiang really has this idea? He said, "Duke Zhu, I've come all the way here. I don't even care about a meal?"

Envoys from the capital regard this as an excellent and poor job. When they come to the local proclamation, they must give them gifts, delicious and livable.

Zhu Xieyuan is also used to the faces of these decree envoys and eunuchs. He is most unhappy with such people. His old Zhu is not a person who makes people blackmail.

Zhu Xieyuan said, "you're going to have dinner, aren't you? No problem! Come on! Go to Zhu's banquet."

Zhu Gongyan is not found in all the cuisines in the world, but it is very famous in Nanyang, Henan Province.

Xu Jianqiang's entourage heard that the other party was going to attend Zhu's banquet. It sounded high-end and high-grade. It was named after Zhu. It could be bad. They liked it very much. They were on their way and were dusty. They wanted to eat and drink a lot, and then have a good rest.

Who knows when the so-called Zhu banquet was served, these people were stupid. The so-called Zhu banquet is actually a bowl of cabbage, a bowl of tofu, a bowl of rice and a pot of wine. It is too simple. People around Xu Jianqiang are angry.

In fact, the Zhu banquet was secretly started by the local gentry in Nanyang. After they ate this meal, everyone took out a large amount of money and food. It was very expensive, just like cutting meat, so they had such an ironic name.

Only Xu Jianqiang remained calm. He said, "thank you for the hospitality of Duke Zhu. The lower official will be impolite." then he bowed his head and ate and drank.

In fact, people are hungry, eat what is fragrant, even a dish of tofu and cabbage, Xu Jianqiang also eat very fragrant, eat very fast, the staff see the leader of the public eat, they dare not angry, also follow.

Zhu Xieyuan was a little surprised. He thought the other party would take this opportunity to find trouble with him. Xu Jianqiang was really a character.

After dinner, Xu Jianqiang arched Zhu Xieyuan's hand and said, "Zhu Gong borrowed a step to speak."

If it is an angel who welcomes the imperial court to announce the decree, he will certainly entertain him in a prosperous and important place. Zhu Xieyuan's neglect and eating together in public are very neglect, because Zhu Xieyuan clearly said that he did not want to have anything to do with the eunuch.

Zhu Xieyuan also had the same problem with all the literati and bureaucrats in the current Dynasty. This was to despise eunuchs and think that they were eunuchs, a group of bad guys who would only bring disaster to the country and the people and do nothing about personnel.

So Zhu Xieyuan said, "you can tell people everything. Just say it here."

Xu Jianqiang was not angry either. He said, "Duke Zhu is sure to openly discuss the emperor's Secret decree here?"

It was said that it was the emperor's secret order. Zhu Xieyuan's face changed, as did the officials and generals around him. Zhu Xieyuan quickly arched his hands to apologize. This led Xu Jianqiang to his Chinese Army account. This is where he usually discussed military aircraft. The most important thing is that no one can easily come in without his own order.

When Xu Jianqiang saw that there was no one left or right, he said, "Zhu Gong's army is really not very good. It is yellow and skinny, ragged and no different from beggars. How can such an army fight with the Chinese army?"

Zhu Xieyuan was so angry that he said in a harsh voice, "eunuch Xu, you can disgust benshuai, but you can't disgust benshuai's soldiers. They owe several months of food and salaries and can follow benshuai to fight in the world. You can't find such a good soldier anywhere."

Eunuch Xu said, "don't misunderstand Zhu Gong, but you should know that what the lower officer said is true. Zhu Gong's army equipment is too poor to be an opponent of the Chinese army."

Hearing that the other party repeatedly asked this question, Zhu Xieyuan said angrily, "as the governor of the East Hall, you don't know that the imperial court still owes several months of food and salaries."

Xu Jianqiang said: "I know! The lower official is here to solve the food problem for the marshal."

Hearing what the other party said, Zhu Xieyuan was moved and put away his contempt. However, he saw that the other party and his party were all light cavalry, and there was not even a box around him. He bragged that where was the grain? Where do you want to go?

It was because he saw the other party coming empty handed that Zhu Xieyuan ignored the other party and was very cold.

At the moment, he suddenly remembered that Xu Jianqiang was able to rise suddenly and was highly valued by his majesty because he solved the problem of grain noise for Hong Chengchou's army and Yang Sichang's army. Since he can solve the problem for these people, why can't he solve the problem for Zhu Xieyuan?

Although Xu Jianqiang's means to solve this problem is a little bloody and a little less aboveboard, Zhu Xieyuan wants silver and grain. He doesn't care how these grain and grass come from. Others are miserable. Aren't his soldiers miserable? For the sake of the imperial court and the Ming Dynasty, even if you die, you can't get a good sum of burned and buried silver.

If these high-ranking officials and rich people have a meal, go to the yard to whore once, and buy a Yangzhou lean horse, they don't know how much money it will cost, which will be enough for many soldiers to eat and burn silver.

Thinking of this section, Zhu Xieyuan became eager. If the other party has silver, it is naturally different. Eunuch Xu can be trusted by the emperor. Naturally, he has some skills. Although he has a bad reputation in the court, he has indeed solved a great problem for the two armies. Since he can solve the problem for the two armies, why can't he solve the problem for me? As long as I have money and food, I can also entrust a virtual snake and treat him as a guest of honor.

Zhu Xieyuan said in a deep voice, "since eunuch Xu claimed to come to solve the problem of grain noise, Ben Shuai asked you, where is the grain? Where is the sound?"

Xu Jianqiang stood up, made a bow to the north, took a decree from his arms, and then said seriously, "the emperor's Secret decree is followed by Zhu Xieyuan, the Minister of the Ministry of war and the fifth provincial governor."

Hearing that the emperor had issued another secret order, Zhu Xieyuan dared not neglect it. He quickly bent down, made a bow and said, "the minister took the order."