I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty, I don't give up

Chapter 361 Four Black Banners
The guards in this room were even tighter, with at least two hundred new soldiers guarding around it, and they were also subjected to the most stringent interrogation.

These high-ranking officials were the most prestigious people in the Ming Dynasty. They had never experienced such an interrogation before, and they all looked unhappy. However, the shock of just inspecting the body of the Mongolian Khan was still there, so they were in no mood to argue with these soldiers.
After entering the room, all the unhappiness in their hearts was swept away.
There were five spears standing in the room, and many people were getting more and more excited as they looked at them.
"Four black banners? Are these four black banners?"

The so-called four-flag black banner is actually a large spear and four smaller spears. The large spear is said to be a divine spear that fell from the sky and was obtained by Genghis Khan. When the Khan went to war, he held it high as the incarnation of the god of war and a symbol of the spiritual power to defeat the enemy. The four smaller spears guarded the left and right. According to the Mongols, these four smaller spears were the four legs of the divine spear. Because the tassels of these five spears are all made of black horsetail, they are also called black banners.

Where the four black banners are is where the Mongolian Khan who leads his troops to war is!
The people present may not have recognized the four black banners, but they had heard of its reputation. In the eyes of the Mongols, the four black banners were a symbol of war.

Of course, the four-flag black banner is the second-ranked flag in the eyes of the Mongols, and the highest is the nine-flag white banner.

The Nine-flag White Banner is a symbol of Mongolian power and the emblem of Genghis Khan's Mongol Empire. It was originally created by Genghis Khan and became a symbol of Mongolian power after the Yuan Dynasty. Each chief has his own Suleding.

Until modern times, the image of the white banner has left its mark in countries that were originally under the influence of Mongolia. For example, the white banner also appears in the national emblems of countries such as Ukraine.

The Mongols would raise the nine-flag white banner in times of peace and celebration, and regarded it as a symbol of the prosperity of the nation and the country.

The nine-flag white banner is a symbol of peace in the eyes of the Mongols.

Because of this, the nine-flag white banner was never brought to the battlefield, while the four-flag black banner, as a symbol of war, was brought to the battlefield by Dayan Khan and then captured by Zhu Houzhao.
"Are there really four black banners?" People present were discussing among themselves.

No one could give a definite answer. The people present just looked at the four black banners excitedly.
They thought of the body of the Mongolian Khan they had just seen, combined with the four black banners in front of them, and thought of the level of guards in this room, and they immediately had the answer in their minds.
"I heard from these soldiers that this is indeed the Four-flag Black Banner, which was captured by your Majesty himself." The accompanying Ministry of Examination official said, "The Four-flag Black Banner has often appeared during the Mongolian invasions in recent years, so many people have seen it. The Ministry of Examination has found many people who have seen it, and they all said that this is the Four-flag Black Banner."

The four black banners are very likely to be real, and the body of the Mongol Khan is also very likely to be real.
Before coming here, many people suspected that Zhu Houzhao's military exploits were all forged. But after seeing the head and the body of the Mongolian Khan, they had to admit that these could not be forged, especially the body of the Mongolian Khan. They felt that even if they tried to forge it, it would be impossible to forge it to that extent.
For a moment, the people present did not know whether to be happy or worried. They were happy that the Ming Dynasty had won such a brilliant victory over Mongolia. They were worried that this victory was achieved by the emperor himself, which would make the imperial power more difficult to control and would make the emperor more inclined to engage in military adventures and engage in militarism.
"Let's go and take a look at the prisoners!" Peng Ze suggested in a low voice.

The place where the Mongols were imprisoned was not far from this courtyard. A month and a half ago, it was still a field. Now it has been built into a huge military camp. The new army did not return to Tongzhou after returning to the capital, but stationed here.
The nearly 20,000 Mongolian prisoners are now being held in the military camp by the new army.

The high-ranking officials walked through cell after cell. The people inside did not look like Ming people in terms of their living habits or actions.
"How do you prove that he is the eldest grandson of the Mongolian prince?" Pengze looked at Borjigin Buchi, who was still a little boy in front of him.

"The Ministry of Rites has sent all the people who can speak Mongolian to serve as translators. Many Mongolian nobles were captured in this battle. Especially after Your Majesty killed the Mongol Khan in battle, there were many Mongolian nobles who followed the Mongol Khan. They were all captured. After identification by these Mongolian nobles, it can be confirmed that this person is the eldest grandson of the Mongolian prince," said an official from the Ministry of Examination.

Peng Ze was completely speechless. From what he had seen so far, this was undoubtedly an indisputable victory.
In real history, Zhu Houzhao's military exploits were denied by civil officials because Zhu Houzhao could not produce much strong evidence to prove his military exploits, so he could be discredited by civil officials at will.
But now it is different. The Ming army has won an overwhelming victory in this war. As the victor, they have the right to clean up the battlefield, so the things they have collected to prove their military exploits are very solid.
Wang Qiong quietly observed this group of high-ranking officials. He knew that their idea was to see how much water there was in Zhu Houzhao's victory. As a result, he found that there was not a single water at all.
This made them very uncomfortable. In this situation, they had no way to deny or discredit Zhu Houzhao's military achievements. After all, the emperor was not an ordinary general. If an ordinary general had made such great contributions, they could still do something about it, but this was the emperor.
Moreover, there were so many eyes watching them from top to bottom, so they didn't dare to make any small moves. After all, the things that could prove Zhu Houzhao's military achievements were too solid.
The Ming Dynasty placed the greatest emphasis on military merit, and such great military merit would bring great prestige to the emperor.

In the eyes of the civil officials, this would give the emperor more say in military affairs, and the emperor could use his say in military affairs to launch a series of wars, which would incubate a new noble class, which would then compete with the civil officials and erode the power that the civil officials already had firmly in their hands.
In any case, given the current situation of the Ming Dynasty, the civil officials want a mediocre and easy-to-control emperor, not a heroic and difficult-to-control emperor.
Zhu Houzhao's great victory made the civil officials wary, so today's inspection was held.
They were lamenting in their hearts that it was already difficult to deal with Zhu Houxun, and now there was Zhu Houzhao who had made great military achievements, which made them feel even more difficult to deal with.
Moreover, the two brothers are one literary and one martial, and they influence and promote each other, which is even more troublesome.
In the end, the Ministry of War did not question Zhu Houzhao's military achievements.
Zhu Houzhao began to busy himself with the ceremony of offering captives.
(End of this chapter)