All Heavens and Worlds Modified History System

Chapter 16 Qian Muzhai, are you really not afraid of death?

Forbidden City, Imperial Study Room.

"Your Majesty." Han Yu, the chief minister of the cabinet, said proudly with a red face and sweat on his forehead, "According to the ancestral system, promotions based on military merits are limited to the third rank!"

"Chen Ran is a fifth-rank officer with three promotions for meritorious service. He should be promoted to the rank of fourth-rank commander. How can he be directly promoted to general?"

The second assistant of the cabinet Li Biao, the cabinet minister Qian Longxi, the assistant minister Qian Qianyi and others all spoke in agreement.

The young Emperor Chongzhen had obvious anger on his face.

He was already very dissatisfied with these Donglin Party members.

His eyes fell on Zhou Yanru, who was calm and composed. "Mr. Zhou, what do you have to say?"

Inside the imperial study, everyone's eyes turned to Zhou Yanru.

The Donglin Party held Chen Ran hostage and prevented him from being promoted too quickly for only one reason, which was to suppress Zhou Yanru and prevent him from entering the cabinet.

The news that Zhou Yanru was a bootlicker and would rather starve than give money to Chen Ran to train his troops had long been spread in the capital.

At the beginning, of course, I was ridiculed as a fool.

But with the great victory outside Zunhua City and the news of Chen Ran's great military achievements, the wind direction suddenly changed.

He began to praise Zhou Yanru for his ability to identify people and his early support for Chen Ran, who had the potential to become a famous general, which led to the great victory in Zunhua.

If you want to join the cabinet, reputation is extremely important.

With a reputation, the emperor can take advantage of it.

Today, the Donglin Party is suppressing Chen Ran, which is essentially suppressing Zhou Yanru.

"Your Majesty." Zhou Yanru, with a calm expression, said leisurely, "What Elder Han said is very true. The three ranks of military merit are the ancestral system."

Everyone was silent, waiting for his turn.

Sure enough, Zhou Yanru immediately raised his head and said, "Yes, this is the merit of beheading!"

He saluted Emperor Chongzhen and said, "Your Majesty, Chen Ran has the merit of killing the general and seizing the flag."

"According to the ancestral rules, beheading a general and seizing a flag, and being the first to break through an enemy line are all considered extraordinary achievements, and rewards are not required. This is all in accordance with the will of the emperor."

What he meant was that great achievements like beheading a general and capturing a flag did not have to follow the rules, and the degree of reward one could receive depended entirely on the emperor's will.

Qian Qianyi, who had not yet entered the cabinet, immediately said, "It's just that he killed the son of an old slave. I have so many sons. If I rewarded him heavily for every one I killed, how many generals would I have to appoint?"

"Minister Qian." Zhou Yanru laughed and answered, "Since the old slave rebelled, do you know who has the highest reward for killing someone in battle?"

Without waiting for Qian Qianyi's response, he suddenly said angrily, "He is just my son-in-law! Over the years, my Ming Dynasty has lost hundreds of thousands of soldiers and generals, and lost more than a hundred cities, but at most they only killed my son-in-law."

"Chen Ran has performed a remarkable feat. The one he killed in battle was not just the son of an old slave, but also one of the flag owners of the Jian Nu army, and the chief general of one of the three invading armies!"

Zhou Yanru, who had made sufficient preparations before coming, spoke passionately and enthusiastically, "Such a great achievement is enough to boost the morale of the world! Your Majesty has given generous rewards to win the hearts of the people. But you have tried every means to obstruct and slander us. What on earth are you thinking?"

"Don't forget, we are fighting for the king's support now!"

Han Yu, who was already old, almost blurted out, "We must not let him get the big reward! Blame it on him being the person you brought with you!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire imperial study fell into an eerie silence.

Han Yu, who was nearly seventy years old, met the angry gaze of Emperor Chongzhen and his legs almost went weak and he sat on the ground.

"What's wrong with me? Why did I say what was in my heart? Am I possessed by evil spirits?"

It is not wrong to say that they were possessed by evil spirits. Chen Ran turned the Donglin Party into a group of clowns, and this influence will accompany them for the rest of their lives.

The most intuitive manifestation is the ugly appearance!
No more pretending, the hypocritical face of a hypocrite is revealed directly.

"Heh~~~"

Since his opponent was so stupid, Zhou Yanru would naturally accept it with a smile.

But before he could speak, Wen Tiren, who had not yet entered the cabinet, suddenly stepped out and saluted the emperor, "Your Majesty, I accuse Lord Han of making rude remarks and being disrespectful in front of you."

Zhou Yanru's face turned cold instantly.

The collective attack launched by Chen Ran was only aimed at the Donglin Party, and Zhou Yanru and Wen Tihen of the Donglin Party were not affected.

Emperor Chongzhen, who was already furious, looked at Han Yu coldly and said, "You are tired, go back to your residence and have a rest first."

After all, he is the Prime Minister of the Cabinet, so he should be given some respect.

Zhou Yanru looked at Wen Tiren and cursed in his heart, "What a piece of shit."

Obviously, the Donglin Party's outrageous actions made Wen Tiren sense an opportunity, so he changed his previous silence and took the initiative.

He also wants to join the cabinet!

"In that case." Emperor Chongzhen took a breath and said, "Chen Ran has made great contributions. He should be..."

"Your Majesty!" Qian Qianyi, whose scalp was itching, shouted excitedly, "When Chenghua Li Tingting was in power, Wang Zhi only received an additional 36 stones of salary!"

During the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty launched a large-scale attack on the Jianzhou Jurchens, inflicting severe damage to them.

The military supervisor at that time was the eunuch Wang Zhi.

Because of this achievement, he was given a three-level salary increase, which was thirty-six stones.

Qian Qianyi’s meaning was very clear. Wang Zhi had razed the Jian Nu’s lair back then, and he just increased his salary.

After these words were spoken, the civil officials did not react, but all the eunuchs lowered their heads and remained silent.

But the anger in their eyes could not be concealed.

Look down on us?
Senior Wang has made great contributions, but because of your suppression, he only received an additional reward of 36 stones.

hateful!

There is no doubt that Qian Qianyi's words made the eunuchs bear a grudge against him.

"Mr. Zhou has already said that how to reward is my business." Emperor Chongzhen obviously suppressed his anger. "You don't need to say more."

"Your Majesty." Qian Qianyi, whose brain could no longer control his mouth, shouted anxiously, "If Chen Ran is rewarded heavily, Zhou Yanru, as his benefactor, will also have made great contributions. Your Majesty will definitely let him enter the cabinet. We, the Donglin Party, will never agree to this!"

When these words came out, everyone was stunned.

Even Qian Qianyi himself covered his mouth with a pale face.

'What the hell am I talking about?!'

The Donglin Party wanted to control the cabinet, so of course they were unwilling to allow Zhou Yanru, Wen Tihen and others to join the cabinet.

But this kind of thing should be known to everyone, how can it be said in front of the emperor!
Emperor Chongzhen came back to his senses, and his slightly frail body could not help but tremble. He really did not expect that he would actually meet such a shameless person!
"The Donglin Party won't allow it?" Emperor Chongzhen walked towards Qian Qianyi and clenched his fists. "How about I give my throne to you guys?"

Qian Qianyi pressed his mouth hard, he didn't want to speak.

But he couldn't help but roar, "Your Majesty, just stay calm and rule. We will take care of the rest."

Zhou Yanru and Wen Tihen, who were not far away, almost all gave Qian Qianyi a thumbs up in secret.

"Qian Muzhai, you are awesome! You are really not afraid of death!"

Qian Qianyi wanted to say, "No, I am innocent. I just can't control my mouth."

There's nothing he can do. As a clown, he has no choice.

'Snapped! '

Emperor Chongzhen slapped Qian Qianyi in the face, knocking him to the ground.

It was a rare thing for the emperor to beat someone personally, which was enough to show how angry he was.

"Drag him away and throw him into the imperial prison!" Emperor Chongzhen was furious and said, "Search all his property!"

"Donglin Party~~~"

"Your Majesty." Zhou Yanru suddenly saluted and said, "The most important thing now is to eliminate the invading Jiannu."

Emperor Chongzhen was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Mr. Zhou is more sensible."

"Zhou Qing is also the Grand Secretary of the Eastern Pavilion and is in the cabinet to participate in the affairs of the cabinet."

Zhou Yanru, expressionless, immediately bowed and said, "Your Majesty, thank you~~~"

Finally joined the cabinet.

He naturally wanted to attack the Donglin Party, but the timing was not right, and he was even more unwilling to take the initiative.

"As for Chen Ran." Emperor Chongzhen thought for a moment and came up with an idea. "He is in Zunhua, so let him be the commander-in-chief of Zunhua, initially with the title of General Guarding the Nation, and later with the title of Assistant Commander-in-Chief of the Military Commandery."

The commander-in-chief is a real position and holds real military power.

The General Guarding the Country was an honorary official who enjoyed corresponding treatment and salary.

The deputy governor of the Rear Army Governor's Office was a nominal position, similar to a military rank to prove status.

From a small captain to a general, it was undoubtedly a leap forward.

Among them, Qian Qianyi and other members of the Donglin Party made great efforts!
Zunhua City, south city wall.

Chen Ran, who didn't know that he had been promoted, looked at the siege troops coming again from a few miles away, and wondered whether he should recruit another group of warriors.

"it's useless."

Zhao Lujiao saw through his thoughts and pointed outside the city. "We caught them by surprise yesterday, but that won't work now. We added shields and arranged troops to deal with them in advance. If you charge again, you will die."

Chen Ran knew he was right, and before he could say anything, subtitles appeared in front of him.

'The Later Jin attacked the city with a ladder four feet high, and the city was broken in one battle.'

'Note: You can modify one of the words.'

"Break the city in one battle?" Chen Ran's face darkened. "Who are you looking down on?"

He raised his hand and changed the four words in "Si Zhang" into three.

The height of the Zunhua city wall is 35 meters, while the Ming Dynasty standard is 13.3 meters, which is equivalent to the height of a person.

Once you're on the city wall, you can only crawl to attack the city.

The reason why it was not directly changed to ten feet high was to kill as many manpower as possible of the Jiannu.

If it was really changed to ten feet high, the Jiannu were not blind and would have turned around and run away immediately.

The French machines on the top of the Zunhua city wall kept firing from the tiger-crouching cannons, and the air was filled with a pungent smell of gunpowder.

It’s a pity that its power is too small and it can’t even break the shield of the siege equipment.

When more than ten ladders finally reached the city wall, all the soldiers and horses of the Bordered Yellow Banner on the ladders were dumbfounded.

Not high enough!

I was 1.6 meters short and could only climb up by jumping.

The Ming army behind the parapet of the women's wall attacked quickly. Their spears, halberds, horse forks, and wolf-whips were like a wall, blocking the soldiers in armor with the Bordered Yellow Banner who were struggling to climb up.

Some unlucky people fell from the pedal. The height of ten meters, coupled with the heavy armor on the body, was enough to kill or maim someone.

These weapons are difficult to penetrate armor. If armored soldiers are allowed to climb up to the top of the city walls, there will inevitably be a massacre.

But it doesn’t matter, muskets were soon extended from behind the battlements.

At such a close distance, after almost every gunshot, a soldier with the Yellow Flag would be shot.

The armor and body that he was so proud of in the past now seem so ridiculous in front of the lead.

The soldiers on the ladder, seeing that the situation was hopeless, shouted to go down.

But the people below didn't know the situation and climbed up the ladder desperately.

In the chaos, a strong man threw cans filled with kerosene, lard, and gunpowder onto the ladder truck, and suddenly there were burning people everywhere.

The Jiannu’s counterattack was equally sharp.

Strong bows and flying axes are their main long-range tactics. The range may not be far, but they can use heavy arrows with amazing power.

The Jiannu soldiers on the ladders and under the city fought back with sharp bows and arrows.

'Dudududu~~~'

From the heavy shield standing in front of Chen Ran, dull impact sounds continued to be heard.

"Retreat." After taking several steps back, they finally got out of the attack range of the Jiannu soldiers.

After taking a breath, subtitles appeared in front of Chen Ran again.

'Historical records: Bayala Samuhatu, a guard under the Bordered Yellow Banner, was the first to reach Zunhua City. He was awarded the title of General and the title of Baturu for his merits and was granted a gold medal of immunity from punishment.'

"Note: You can modify two of the words."

(End of this chapter)