All Heavens and Worlds Modified History System

Chapter 13 The Emperor is Not Easy to Fooled

"Has the Ministry of War confirmed it?"

Upon hearing the news, Emperor Chongzhen was delighted at first, but then his face turned cold. "Don't kill countless enemies and ravage dozens of miles, only to find a few dozen heads of real Tartars."

After two years on the throne, the young emperor is no longer the young man who could be easily fooled.

He has seen too many reports of great victories, but the results are always hard to describe.

Or it would be like 'one cannon shot caused devastation in an area of ​​dozens of miles, hitting a red-clothed enemy chief, and all the bandits hugged him and ran away crying' and then when they counted the heads, there were only dozens of them.

Or it would be "defeating more than 10,000 enemies in a field battle, and the enemy leader fell off his horse and his life or death is unknown." Then the entire army turned away victoriously and ran hundreds of miles away from the battlefield.

Or, "the thieves attacked the city, killing countless people." Then the whole city was lost!
At the beginning, Emperor Chongzhen was indeed often deceived, especially by that Yuan Manzi.

But after being cheated so many times, you will naturally learn your lesson.

"The Jiannu invaded the capital by breaking through the border wall." Emperor Chongzhen gritted his teeth, "Countless cities and territories were lost, but the number of memorials reporting victory increased day by day."

"Yesterday, someone submitted a memorial saying that they had defeated the main force of the Jiannu, killing more than 10,000 people, and even the chieftain was hit by a cannonball. The bandits rushed over and left crying."

At this point, Emperor Chongzhen's face became even uglier. "But the Ministry of War checked and found only two real Tartar heads!"

Ever since Yuan Manzi performed the trick of "hitting a red-clothed enemy chief with a cannon, and causing all the bandits to run away crying", the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty all realized that "there is still a way to play it!"

From then on, whenever a war broke out, no matter if one won or lost, there would be scenes like "one shot destroyed dozens of miles of territory", "the bandits rushed over and ran away crying", "hit an enemy chief in red", and so on.

Anyway, it's just a matter of writing one more sentence. If the enemy chief really happens to die, wouldn't it be a big profit?

Just like an old slave, who was still able to fight against Chahar and drive away Ligdan Khan several months after the Battle of Ningyuan.

Then he turned east and traveled thousands of miles to drive away Mao Wenlong, during which time he also went hunting every day.

It was almost a year before he died of gangrene.

But so what? The credit of killing the enemy chief was still attributed to Yuan Manzi!

Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen's expression became even uglier. "Do you all think I'm a fool?"

Gao Qiqian here hurriedly shouted, "Your Majesty, this time it's real!"

"The messenger from Zunhua brought the enemy chieftain Ajige's head, golden helmet, seal of defense, certificate of appointment and flag. The Inspection Department of the Ministry of War has confirmed that they are all authentic."

"They also brought 200 heads of real Tatars, and the Ministry of War verified that they were all genuine."

"The messenger said that the Jiannu army was going to besiege Zunhua City. They couldn't bring over the remaining 2,000 heads, so they asked the Ministry of War to send someone to inspect them."

After that, Gao Qiquan presented the memorials from Shuntian Governor Wang Yuanya, Pingliao General Zhao Lujiao and others.

Reading the memorial that contained the description of the resounding victory outside Zunhua City, Emperor Chongzhen's heart became excited.

After a long while, Emperor Chongzhen finally calmed down and ordered, "Tell the people from the Ministry of War to bring the things over."

He still had some doubts and wanted to see it for himself.

Several eunuchs looked at each other and knew that the emperor was afraid of being deceived.

Not long after, people from the Ministry of War hurried over with some things.

The golden helmet, the seal, the official certificate were presented one by one, as well as the big flag belonging to the leader of the Bordered White Banner.

The last one was Ajige, whose head was soaked in lime powder and had a hideous and distorted face.

The people from the Ministry of War reported, "Your Majesty, it's all true."

Only at this point did Emperor Chongzhen smile.

"Okay, okay, great!"

As if he suddenly remembered something, he turned around and picked up Zhao Lujiao's memorial again.

'. Chen Ran, the left scout of the Jizhen Zhongxie Qibing Battalion, killed the enemy chieftain Ajige, the pseudo-white banner leader, and seized his golden helmet and flag.'

"Chen Ran."

Emperor Chongzhen raised his sleeves and looked down at the densely packed names on them.

Just as Wang Chengen was about to step forward, Cao Huachun on the side took the lead and stepped forward to salute, "Your Majesty, this is Chen Ran from Ji Town. He was the one who led the charge of calling the Holy Son of Heaven when Ji Town was rioting last year."

"Oh." Emperor Chongzhen showed a look of realization, then raised the corner of his mouth and said with a smile, "He is indeed a loyal and brave man."

In his opinion, anyone who could kill a general and seize a flag on the battlefield must be a super strong man who is two meters tall, has a waist circumference of eight feet, and can run a horse on his arms.

Such a strong man deserves the word brave.

When the salaries were distributed in Jizhen, they took the lead in shouting "Long live the Holy Emperor" and deserved the title of loyalty.

Needless to say, he is a loyal and brave man.

"Your Majesty."

Outside the imperial study, a eunuch reported, "The ministers request an audience with the emperor."

Emperor Chongzhen was stunned at first, then suddenly realized, "Before, when we had bad news, one or two of them were all sick and couldn't come. Now that we have good news, they all came. It's a good idea to not see anyone and let them go home to recuperate."

When the eunuchs heard the emperor's words, their eyes changed.

"The emperor is not easy to fool."

Zunhua City, the city gate.

A group of civil and military officials stood on the top of the city wall, looking at the densely packed Eastern Tartar troops outside the city, which seemed to have no end in sight. Everyone's face looked ugly.

According to the art of counting troops, there are at least 30,000 Eastern Tartar soldiers outside the city!

"It is the banner of the Nu Chieftain. The Nu Chieftain has come in person."

After the Battle of Sarhu, the Jiannu army reached its peak of strength and was almost invincible.

This brought tremendous psychological pressure to the civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty.

"Don't panic, everyone." Zhao Lujiao shouted proudly, "Zunhua's defenses are strong, the traitors have been eliminated, and the Jiannu will definitely be defeated!"

After giving the defenders a boost, Zhao Lujiao, who had just come down from the city wall, immediately asked, "Why didn't General Chen come?" Zhao Shier immediately stepped forward and said, "Commander-in-chief, General Chen has been in the camp for the past two days and has not left."

A gust of cold wind blew by, and Zhao Lujiao tightened his cotton coat and said, "Let's go take a look."

Chen Ran’s troops’ camp was located in the south of Zunhua City.

More than a hundred houses nearby were requisitioned, and many tents were set up outside.

Zhao Lujiao rode over and saw a group of soldiers wearing thick cotton clothes and carrying food bags on their backs. He immediately stopped them and said, "As soldiers, how can you carry such heavy loads at this time?"

In his opinion, those who could wear new and thick cotton coats must be the elite in the army.

Since they are elite soldiers, how can they do such work as common people? They should conserve their energy and wait for the battle.

The soldiers recognized Zhao Lujiao's identity and hurriedly put down their grain bags and saluted.

The leader responded in a panic, "Commander-in-chief, we are not soldiers, but civilians following the army. We are following the military order of Lord Chen to deliver food to the refugees."

"Minfu?"

Looking at these people seriously, Zhao Rujiao frowned and said, "You have ruddy complexions and are wearing new clothes, how can you be civilians!"

The complexions of these people in front of him were very good, and it was obvious that they were well fed and well clothed. Even the so-called elite troops under Zhao Lujiao rarely reached this level.

Only his servants could do this.

Zhao Twelve stepped forward and said, "Commander-in-chief, Lord Chen's camp is different from other places. It has sufficient food and wages, and the treatment is very high. You will know it once you enter the camp."

Nodding, Zhao Lujiao said nothing more and rode his horse directly into the left outpost camp of the special forces camp.

Dozens of large pots were set up in the camp, and the laborers chopped the wood that was obviously from the gates and furniture, and broke it into pieces for fuel.

Zhao Lujiao saw with his own eyes that bags of white rice were poured into the pot.

I saw big frames of cabbage, large chunks of pork and horse meat, and big bowls of oil, sauce, vinegar, onions, ginger, garlic and peppers, and they poured them into the pot as if they were free.

The air was filled with the enticing aroma of food.

"Governor." Chen Ran, who learned the news, came out to greet him.

Zhao Lujiao dismounted and glanced at the big pot that was filled with fragrant aroma. "Give the soldiers a good meal before the battle. You are a man who knows military affairs."

Chen Ran was slightly startled at first, then responded in confusion, "Every meal in my department is like this."

Zhao Lujiao'(°ー°〃)'

"Don't talk nonsense." Zhao Lujiao was a little angry. "Where did you get the money to support the soldiers like this every day?"

Not to mention that the Ming Dynasty had its own national conditions, with food and wages in arrears for many years, and the debt was lost at every level from the court to the military.

Even if full military funds were given to Chen Ran, he would not be able to support them like this.

'That's because I'm a wallflower~~~'

"I have connections in the court." Chen Ran did not hesitate to throw Zhou the blame, "I got the support of Mr. Zhou."

"You are a capable person." Zhao Rujiao smiled, "Master Zhou also has good vision."

He knew that Chen Ran had already been in the emperor's favor for a long time and had made great military achievements, so it was only a matter of time before he would rise to prominence.

People like this must be made friends with.

Just as he was about to speak, he heard loud drums and deafening shouts outside the city.

"The Jiannu attacked the city?"

Looking at Chen Ran, whose expression remained unchanged, Zhao Rujiao's heart was slightly moved. "General Chen Qian, are the Jiannu attacking the city?"

"No." Chen Ran shook his head immediately. "When the Jiannu arrived, they would set up camp and build siege equipment. This is just harassment."

Hearing this, Zhao Lujiao laughed and said, "Let's go and have dinner in your camp today."

The food in Chen Ran’s camp was so good that even Zhao Lujiao was surprised.

The real best white rice is not made of old grain bran.

The dish is not served with wild vegetables that are spicy and hard to swallow, but with cabbage and large chunks of pork and horse meat.

With plenty of condiments, it is undoubtedly a delicacy in this cold winter season.

What’s even more exaggerated is that everyone in Chen Ran’s camp can eat all they can, including the civilians.

This kind of treatment is simply incredible.

After eating and drinking, Zhao Lujiao inspected Chen Ran’s camp.

His tribe had many horses, all of which were raised in the courtyard.

They ate bean cakes mixed with a lot of salt, and were surrounded by cotton cloth to block out the cold wind.

Even if the soldiers live in tents, everyone has cotton clothes and quilts and is not afraid of the biting cold wind.

When leaving, Zhao Lujiao also sighed in his heart, "If all the troops of the Ming Dynasty were like this, where in the world could not be pacified?"

"This is the treatment that the soldiers deserve." Looking at Zhao Lujiao's departing back, Chen Ran said angrily, "I am just returning what originally belonged to the soldiers to them."

Huang Taiji personally led the main force to besiege the city and spent five days building siege equipment.

It was the third day of November, and the Jiannu troops, who were ready, were about to start attacking the city.

'The modification of history has been completed, and the reward will be issued.'

'Distribute 800 chickens, 600 ducks, 400 geese, 100 pigs, and 50 sheep.'

Chen Ran immediately asked, "What is the reward this time?"

"Huang Taiji personally led the main force to besiege Zunhua City, and fought fiercely on all four sides of the city, and massacred the city after the battle.' You changed the siege from all four sides to one side, and this modification has been completed. The relevant rewards will be issued."

"Thank you for the condolences, my friend. I will repay you with my own death~~~"

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